Museums/Galleries in Provence

Sights Overview

Name	Category	Location

Atelier Cézanne Just north of the Vieille Ville loop you'll find Cézanne's...	Museums / Galleries	Aix-en-Provence

Église des Stes-Maries What is most striking to a visitor entering the damp, dark, and...	Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites	Stes-Maries-de-la-Mer

Espace Van Gogh A strikingly resonant site, this was the hospital to which the...	Museums / Galleries	Arles

Fondation Van Gogh After being temporarily housed at 30 rue de la République...	Museums / Galleries	Arles

Hôtel d'Estienne de Saint-Jean You'll find an eclectic assortment of local treasures inside...	Museums / Galleries	Aix-en-Provence


Maison Carrée Lovely and forlorn in the middle of a busy downtown square, this...	Museums / Galleries	Nimes

Musée Archéologique et d'Histoire Naturelle This old Jesuit college houses a wonderful collection of local...	Museums / Galleries	Nimes

Musée Calvet Worth a visit for the beauty and balance of its architecture...	Museums / Galleries	Avignon

Musée Cantini Set in a beautifully restored 17th-century house, this lovely...	Museums / Galleries	Marseille

Musée d'Art Contemporain Musée d'Art Contemporain is inside the Carré d'Art...	Museums / Galleries	Nimes

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire This small and rather quaint museum is now a joint venture with...	Museums / Galleries	Orange

Musée d'Histoire de Marseille A modern and open space, this museum illuminates Massalia's history...	Museums / Galleries	Marseille

Musée de la Marine et de l'Economie de Marseille Inaugurated by Napoléon III in 1860, this impressive building...	Museums / Galleries	Marseille

Musée Départemental Arles Antiques Though it's a hike from the center, this state-of-the-art museum...	Museums / Galleries	Arles

Musée des Beaux-Arts The centerpiece of this early-20th-century building, stunningly...	Museums / Galleries	Nimes

Musée des Docks Romains In 1943 Germans destroyed the neighborhood along the Quai du...	Museums / Galleries	Marseille

Musée des Tapisseries Housed in the 17th-century Palais de l'Archevêché...	Museums / Galleries	Aix-en-Provence

Musée du Tire-Bouchon Don't miss the quirky Musée du Tire-Bouchon, which has...	Museums / Galleries	Ménerbes

Musée du Vieux Nîmes Housed in the 17th-century bishop's palace opposite the cathedral...	Museums / Galleries	Nimes

Musée Granet Once the École de Dessin (Art School) that granted Cézanne...	Museums / Galleries	Aix-en-Provence

Musée Lapidaire Housed in a pretty little Jesuit chapel on the main shopping...	Museums / Galleries	Avignon

Musée Réattu Three rooms of this museum, housed in a Knights of Malta priory...	Museums / Galleries	Arles

Museon Arlaten After six years of renovation, this fascinating museum is scheduled...	Museums / Galleries	Arles

Pavillon de Vendôme This extravagant Baroque villa was built in 1665 as a country...	Museums / Galleries, Houses / Mansions	Aix-en-Provence

Petit Palais The residence of bishops and cardinals before Pope Benedict built...	Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites, Castles / Palaces	Avignon
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